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Sonos has only gotten more difficult to move and re-setup.  Done. done. Done.  I don't even care if I can resell the system I've purchased, just ready to unload it. Moderator Note: Modified in accordance with the Community Code of Conduct.

Hi,  Not sure if this is the right place but...  I would like to request the last.fm scrobbling feature be re-enabled on the android Sonos app, or at least allow other scrobbling apps to read now playing information to do their thing.At the moment the feature appears to be in a sort of "zombie" state where scrobbling still occurs but only if the play queue isn't changed in any way (e.g. Skip, play next...). I have to reset the connection and it works again. (on Move this means putting the speaker in Bluetooth mode then back to WiFi mode and on my Arc it means turning the TV on and off again to switch inputs). This was available on previous versions of the app. 

Hi there The new Sonos app has adopted the strange behavior of defaulting to a random(?) room when you start it. Apparently it is designed so that you always first have to go to ”Your System”, then select the room you want to play music in, and then you can start to play something. Three steps instead of one.This is for me a highly anoying behavior as it is wholly redundant. I only play one music track in all rooms, it would be after all quite a cacophony if I would play different tracks in each room. Isn’t this the point of whole house audio, that you can move from room to room while seamlessly enjoying the same music?in essence this means that I have stopped using the app for starting playback. I just use Plexamp or Spotify now and don’t bother with the Sonos app any more. These apps allow me to directly select the room, without going to separate views or UIs.The only use case for the Sonos app anymore is firmware upgrades or speaker grouping changes.How do you guys see this?

Hi all,I am hoping to get some insight on appropriately placing my era 300s as rear surrounds.  I have followed the help guide from Sonos to get started (I.e. both speakers have at least 8” of clearance on either side, at least 1” from the behind and are approximately 8 ft apart from each other).  Also, the era 300s are about 1 foot back from the seating area and offset about 1-1.5 ft to either side.   My main question is should the era 300s be less offset and closer to the chairs or is this good?  My understanding is that rear surrounds should be slightly behind and offset from the listening area.  Hoping to get some input here.   Lastly, are era 300s too much for this space? Would it have been better to opt for the era 100s? No complaints on the 300’s performance as I did notice an improvement over the One SLs that I had has rear surrounds before this.Many thanks in advance for your help and input.

Hello, I am asking for help in choosing additional SONOS sound system for the following set: Sony XR-48A90K 48" OLED 4K TV + Apple TV 4K set-top box (2022) + SONOS Beam 2. Living room about 15m2, I watch streaming Movies - music. What do you recommend to buy? SONOS Mini subwoofer or SONOS ERA 100 pair.

My cat keeps stepping on the buttons at night and accidentally turning the speaker on. I know someone who covered the buttons with a plastic cap to stop it, but that looks clunky and isn’t really practical. It would be great if there were a true “off” option or a way to lock the controls when I don’t need them.

hi guys i have just bought x2 Sonos roam 2 speakers what other portable Bluetooth speaker would you suggest buying to complement the roam 2 speakers i was thinking the move 2 ? Im very new to the Sonos world thanks in advance 

Wondering about speaker placement (2x Era 100s) in this open concept kitchen / living room. Not pictured in the image below - two stools at the kitchen island that I often eat at.  

HelloWhen I turn off one of my predefined alarms, Sonos turns it on again.When I delete the alarm, Sonos undeletes it.Never had this issue beforeAnyone who knows what to do?  

Voice on update is now excellent. It was very bad before and needed subtitles. Now everything is way more balanced with the right volume of surround to voice. PLEASE do not f.... This up by changing it. Leave it. I have a beam with small bass and surrounds s2I've had hi fidelity systems for 40 years and it is now excellent. 

For years there has been only problems with my sonos system. I’m so close to chucking it all out the window. The last hour: Playbar works, unable to add livingroom speakers, try ten times, playbar disappears from system, app goes completely blank, livingroom re-appears, unable to pause, playbar reappears in app but without sound, and on and on and on and on ad infinitum et absurdum. Where can I send it all for incineration?! 

I have a Sonos ray, Sonos 1 and a Sonos move. When I put on my Sonos Move for music in our conservatory it automatically puts the music through the Sonos ray even though I click the source to be the move. Getting so frustrated. Moderator edit: Changed “roam” to “Move”

I am sitting here on a quiet Sunday running a NAS setup through my head for media storage and Sonos access. I haven't worried about this so far as we've been enjoying streaming but it's time to get my old music library online.  Currently everything is on a media computer that was connected to my original surround sound system and TV for ripped dvds. I am looking to transfer my music library to a NAS box that I can simply plug into my orbi router.  I've read through the tutorials for setting up various NAS boxes and was interested in talking about current tech.  I have setup many NAS systems for network backup in the past but was interested in your input on what available today using a SDD drive in place of a conventional HD. The reasoning for this really boils down to the fact all my network gear is in our bedroom and I would expect the sound levels for a SDD system would be less that the legacy setups. We live in the woods and frankly it is truely refreshing to have  dead silence when

Evening all. Have a large Sonos environment started maybe 13 years or so back. It’s been refreshed a time or two and continues to grow. It has in the main, been near flawless in operation. It’s all S2 and most devices not so old.But a problem recent months has prompted some questions which I’m hoping I can get your experience and recommendation on please. We took the view way back that running RJ45 copper to each device was the best way to go. Every device bar an ARC with wireless One’s associated, are hard wired. But I’m now wondering what is the optimum networking configuration for 2025? Discussion today with Sonos support caused me to think that wireless seems be the preference. Or a combination of some wired and some wireless. There was less enthusiasm for wired only.Why do I say this? We I swapped two very old and long in the tooth Netgear 48 port PoE switches out in favour of two brand new high spec managed Netgear switches. The PoE side of things had been failing for some time a

I have:sono ampsonos Sub gen 3sonos arc ultrasonos architecture ceiling speakers sonos architecture wall speakers  before I got the arc. The sound was in incredible. Blew my mind. But once I added the arc ultra, I found the sound would no longer play from the architecture speakers as they are now considered height speakers / surround speakers and I am making a leap here that if the sound is not destined for those speakers it. It no longer is sent unless it was supposed to. Like when listening in Dolby it does go to them.  Most noticed when listening to music some tracks sound night and day different. Almost terrible.  OR if I listen to music on Sonos app. Sounds great.  BUT if I listen to music from the tv ( you tube, Apple Music ) it sounds terrible again.  I would prefer to be able to play sound to the architecture speakers like before and just add the arc ultra as additional speakers.  could I use my other amp that I use seasonally Denny outside speakers and use it solely for my arc

I was wondering if the auxiliary jack cable for the Sonos Ace is compatible with the Era 100, since there is a USB-C to jack adapter but I would also need to add a jack-to-jack cable to connect to my video projector.Thanks in advance for your help

Hello,I have Sonos ERA100, ERA300, Arc Ultra, Sub Gen 4 and Beam GEN 2. I bought all of them in Singapore. Since we are moving to The United States, I have a concern. Singapore: 240VAC 50HzThe United States: 120VAC 60Hz. Can I use all of my Sonos products in US only with plug adapter? 

For context, my “System” consists of:Family Room ‘Amp’ - powers two non-Sonos in-ceiling speakersFamily Room 2 ‘Arc Ultra’ Master Bedroom ‘Amp’ - powers two non-Sonos in-ceiling speakers I would like to “bond” my Family Room ‘Amp’ with Family Room 2 ‘Arc Ultra’ and use the in-ceiling speakers as rear surrounds. When I go to bond it, there is a message that shows up saying:“To use these Sonos Amp as surrounds, connect your Arc Ultra to the router with an Ethernet cable.” I click through this message once, then again, Arc Ultra makes a sound as if it were a success and now Family Room 2 has the Amp and Arc Ultra listed under products. When I go to try audio with surround sound, no audio coming from speakers powered by Amp. They are currently setup as stereo. What am I missing? Do I need to factory reset and create the Family Room from scratch and change speakers to surrounds?Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You 

Just recently I’ve had the opportunity to directly compare Apple Music, Qobuz and Amazon Music Unlimited on my Sonos speakers (Beam 2, Move 2 and Roam).I listen to a lot of music and am really frustrated by the poor audio quality on a lot of albums which have been mastered to compete in “the loudness war”.This affects a lot of recent albums and re-masters of older albums.The dynamic range of a multitude of albums can be viewed by Googling: Loudness War Database. There are usually several different versions of many albums in this database: original issues, re-masters, Spatial Audio, vinyl, blu-ray audio etc. The dynamic range of each version can vary considerably. High dynamic range is generally thought to give a more natural sound and a more satisfying listening experience.Yesterday I compared listening to various versions of the track “Thriller” by Michael Jackson.All the Apple Music versions were very loud, including the Atmos (Spatial Audio) version. I also thought they sounded quit

Hello I have got a sonos arc,sub and 300 speakers,my son in law did something with my Spotify app so the rear speakers played music but since then when people are speaking I can't hear there voices very well,I have enhanced speech on,any ideas on what I can do please on the sonos app?Thank you.

I think most of us know what a dismal failure the S2 app has become. Laggy, buggy and in most instances just does not work most of the time. That said, it would be great to see a detailed roadmap of what is being planned to get this back on track. It has been over a year of this poor performance. Is there any light in sight? Does anyone have a S2 app roadmap to share?

Hi,I am updating a 475 sq ft covered patio where I have a barbecue area with a high table, a dining area, and a living area. Next to the high table I'm placing a TV. The ceiling is 9 feet high. There are walls on the left and top side, while the right and bottom sides are open.What Sonos setup do you recommend? I was considering a soundbar for the TV, complemented by two Era 100/300 speakers hanging from the ceiling in the two lower corners (blur crosses). There is little to no rain here, and very low humidity. Thanks!  

I cannot seem to find a way to add songs to playlist in the new app. when I click on the ••• next to a song while another is playing, the only option now appears to be Replace Queue, and no ability to insert the song. what am I missing?

Previously used Connect to connect TV using 3.5mm audio out on TV to RCA input to connect, worked wonderfully! Connect was many years old and bit the bullet finally! Using the proper adapters, has anyone used the Era 1 to connect their TV? Does it then play throughout the entire SONOS system? Or only on that speaker that is connected? Needing new device to connect TV, and dont really need a soundbar for the one im connecting to! Any suggestions from member currently doing this?

Hi all,I recently purchased the Sonos Arc Ultra for my living room and I love it. I would like some advice on expanding my system. :)I have a small, 900 sq ft house. I was thinking about adding:Living Room - 2 x Era 100 + Sub 4Office - Era 100 Bedroom - Era 100Deck - Move 2The office faces the dining room and the bedroom is off the kitchen. If I group all of these will it be good for whole house sound? Should I go with the Era 300s instead of 100s? I don't want to overbuy with a small space, but I love my music too!Thank you for any assistance/feedback!-Rebecca